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regime

Pronunciation: /reɪˈʒiːm/

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Definition of regime

noun

  • 1a government, especially an authoritarian one:ideological opponents of the regime
  • 2a system or ordered way of doing things:detention centres with a very tough physical regime a tax regime
  • a coordinated programme for the promotion or restoration of health; a regimen:a low-calorie, low-fat regime
  • the conditions under which a scientific or industrial process occurs.

Origin:

late 15th century (in the sense 'regimen'): French régime, from Latin regimen 'rule' (see regimen). Sense 1 dates from the late 18th century (with original reference to the Ancien Régime)

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Regime can also be spelled régime, with an accent on the first e (as in the original French).

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